2008 Graduate Commencement Speaker!

Dr. Julie Owens, the 2007 Outstanding Graduate Faculty Award winner, will address master's and doctoral degree candidates at the graduate ceremony on: Friday, June 13, 2008 - 9:30 a.m. at Ohio University Convocation Center. See News in Outlook

Byham Chair Begins in Fall!

Rodger W. Griffeth, renowned expert in organizational turnover and human resource management, will be joining the OU Psychology Department in the Fall as the Endowed Byham Chair of Industrial/Organizational Psychology. Professor Griffeth received his Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina and has published over 50 articles and chapters, as well as three books, mostly related to employee turnover and other human resource issues. He is the lead editor of Human Resource Management Review. Dr. Griffeth also has a joint appointment with the OU College of Business. The department enthusiastically welcomes Dr. Griffeth to Athens and the OU community.
 

Congratulations to Dr. Julie Owens!

Congratulations to Dr. Julie Owens, Assistant Professor who has received the 2007 Outstanding Graduate Faculty Award at Ohio University. Graduate Student Senate gives the award annually to a faculty member who has made exceptional contribution to the advancement of graduate education at Ohio University. Dr. Owens is well-known for her excellent mentorship of clinical child graduate students within the Department of Psychology. Her Youth Experiencing Success in School Program (Y.E.S.S.) was recognized by the Annapolis Coalition on the Behavioral Health Workforce as the top program in the area of school-based mental health. Dr. Owens will deliver the graduate commencement address this upcoming year.
 

Ohio University Board of Trustees authorizes $7.2 million addition to Porter Hall!

In April of 2007, the Ohio University Board of Trustees authorized $7.2 million for the construction of an addition to Porter Hall and for the demolition of Anderson Labs. The 29,000 square foot, five-story addition will include more than 12,000 square feet of lab space, increasing the total amount of lab space in the department by almost 60%! The addition will not only house 24 faculty research labs, but it will also contain two small classrooms dedicated to lab-based courses as well as the department's instructional computer lab. Construction of the Porter Hall addition will also enable the Department of Psychology to expand its training clinic by almost 50%. Construction, which began in August of 2007, is expected to be completed by December of 2008.
 

Katie Golden earns the 2007 Ohio Psychological Association's Outstanding Graduate Student Award!

Congratulations to Katie Golden who will receive the Ohio Psychological Association's (OPA) Outstanding Graduate Student Award on October 21st at the OPA annual conference in Columbus.
 

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DIVERSITY COLLOQUIUM SERIES

Beginning in the 2005-2006 academic year, the Department of Psychology has sponsored a Diversity Colloquium series. The purpose of this series is to bring to the department nationally and internationally know scholars to present a colloquium, and in some instances, a workshop on diversity-related topics. Students and faculty learn a lot from both the more formal talks as well as the opportunity for dynamic interchange between themselves and the speaker through informal group meetings. The formal talks are open to all university and community members, and continuing education credit has been arranged for the talks.

		For the 2007-2008 year, Alan Berkowitz, Ph.D. was the first speaker. Dr. Berkowitz is a nationally recognized independent consultant who helps colleges, universities, and communities design programs that address health and social justice issues. He frequently is asked to consult for institutions of higher education, the federal government, public health agencies, and military academies and is well-known for his scholarship and innovative programming.
		"How to Be a Social Justice Ally - Theory, Skills and Recent Research"
		September 7, 2007
		Kenneth I. Pargament, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Bowling Green State University   Dr. Pargament is the author of more than 175 journal articles and four books; and the recipient of recent grants from the John Templeton Foundation, the Fetzer Foundation, and the Ohio Department of Mental Health.
	Poster	"Spiritual Struggles: A Fork in the Road to Health-Related Growth or Decline"
		May 2, 2008
		12:00 p.m.
		102 Porter Hall
We are pleased to have brought to our department, the following individuals as part of this series:
Beverly Green, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, St. John’s University
		"Diversity, Difference, and Social Power: The Denied Dimension of Psychotherapy"
	Workshop:	"Forging Connections Across Power and Identity Differentials in Psychotherapy: The Role of Therapist/Client Social Privilege/Disadvantage"
Tracey A. Revenson, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, City University of New York
		"Interpersonal Racism, Stress and Health: A Contextual Approach"
Stanley Sue, Ph.D., University Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Asian American Studies, University of California, Davis
		"Ethnic Minority Research: Problems and Issues Facing Psychological Science"
	Workshop:	"What We Know and Don’t Know About the Mental Health of Ethnic Minority Groups"
Gordon C. Nagayama Hall, Professor of Psychology, University of Oregon
		"The Cultural Context of Sexual Aggression"

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SOCIAL JUDGMENT AND BEHAVIORAL DECISION MAKING COLLOQUIUM SERIES

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GENERAL COLLOQUIUM

April 25, 2007		Thomas D. Gilovich, Cornell
		"Superstition, Intuition, and Honoring Defaults"
		Poster